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.' / .-- J. ! 000606 , \"'<0:_ ,', Trout fishing is excpllent along Wis- consr.7'S Woll Riyer. in the National Wild and Scenic Riv- ers System in August 1973 This followed a study by a team com- posed of concerned Slate and Federal agencies The lillie Miami River is one of the few Ohio rivers still in a rela- tively nalural condition For much a! its length, It IS a picturesque stream, flowmg alternately through a deep gorge. steep wooded slopes. pleasan! farmlands. and small lowns Away Irom the broader floodplain areas. there are some backmg and support 01 about 200 organizations and Institutions, In 1968. lhe Ohio legislature passed a bill creallng a Slate sys- tem of scenic rivers. The Little MI- ami was :he first stream in Ohio 10 reCBlVe official des,gnation as a sceniC river The outgrowth Of Slate and local interest .....as Ihe inclu- sion oj a pOrllon o! :h(' Lillie Miami Oflio's Litlle Miami River flOws r~)folJgh a QUler serrrng In Clillon Gorge reaches thaI still can be classllied as nalural areas. Along the banks, a barrier 01 frees dominates the im- mediate visual cortldor. Swift water is found in shOrt stretches between the pools and in the bends of the river Trees have a tendancy to lean out over the channel. Where the river Ilows lhrough cullivaled lands, there IS ollen a fflnge 01 trees sep- arating these lands from the river. Much of the LIllie Miami is usable lor canoeing The low degree 01 dltllculty and the leisurely pace of the rIVer, enhanced by a meander- Ing channel marked by occasional rillles, makes a trip on the Little Miami enjoyable for the average canoeist. Camping, hiking, nalure study, biking, and picnicking are popular along the river. The 66 miles 01 the LIllie Miami River from Glen Island, just below Foster, Ohio, upstream to the Stale Highway 72 crossing at Clifton, and the twO miles of Caesars Creel< from below Caesars Creek Dam to the creek's confluence with the Little Miami are Slate~administered components 01 the National System. There is sentiment in south-cen- tral Ohio lor the inclusion of more of the stream in the National Sys- tem. BOR's Lake Central Regional Olllce is cooperating With local or. ganizations and units 01 government in determmmg what is necessary to bring Ihe lower penion of the river up to the standards necessary for Its incluSlOn in the National Wild and SceniC Rivers System. The L,ltle Beaver Creek stream system and surroundmg valleys contain some 01 the most sceniC and wild areas In the Midwest., Jt is a river of steeply incised valleys, abundantly wooded slopes, Sleep 10C~ outcropplngs. boulder-strewn, fast-moving rapids and ri11les. Quiet pools, a~d clear. SWift-flowing !eeder streams The State oj Oruo had shown Interes! In the prOlection of Its riv- I I I 33